{"id":14077,"date":"2018-03-16T13:45:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T13:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/?p=14077"},"modified":"2018-03-16T13:49:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T13:49:18","slug":"preview-zak-abel-thekla-21st-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/music\/preview-zak-abel-thekla-21st-march\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW: Zak Abel @Thekla 21st March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you aren&#8217;t already hooked on Zak Abel&#8217;s soulful tones, you are about to be. The young musician released his debut album in October 2017, and that was after having already lent his distinct vocals to one of Tom Misch&#8217;s most popular trip-hop and jazz inspired tracks \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffBeautiful Escape&#8217;. Now fast-forwarding to March 2018 Abel is about to begin touring with his impressive debut album. If his previous live performances are anything to go by, his audience can expect Abel to deliver what they came for \u00d4\u00c7\u00f4 renditions of the most popular tracks from the his album \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffOnly When We&#8217;re Naked&#8217; such as \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffDeserve to Be Loved&#8217;, but also an acknowledgement that a portion of his audience have been loyally following him since the release of older tracks such as \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffSay Sumthin&#8217;, which was produced by Kaytranada, and the timeless track \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffSoul Child&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>However, to bank on these upcoming performances being the same as the ones before would do Abel injustice, as every show appears unique through his tendency to provide previously unheard, unique and mesmerising covers on the night and personal reflections behind the meanings of his songs. One thing is for sure, Abel&#8217;s charisma and effortlessly mature vocals have the ability to electrify everyone in the venue through his ability to blend the elements of soul and dance so well. If I were you I would be trying to grab the last few tickets that available for his almost sold-out shows in Manchester and London.<\/p>\n<p>Check out his live talents below<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Zak Abel - Unstable [Acoustic]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZrfDVCivBFs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Get your tickets at https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/8462753-zak-abel<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Written by Camille Stanley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you aren&#8217;t already hooked on Zak Abel&#8217;s soulful tones, you are about to be. 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